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Instantly Switching Ships? How?

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Geronimo McVain
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#81 - 2016-07-07 19:04:39 UTC
Nat Silverguard wrote:

is ganking an isk generating activity?

even if you're losing cheap catas, if you don't generate isk, how can you say it's risk averse?

Yes it is and when you know that you will loose your ship to Concord it's just like using faction ammo. Are you calling it risk when you use faction ammo?
It's just that ganking is almost risk free because you know the mechanics. Thats okay, thats EVE
But don't tell me you are better then the average miner or hauler who puts 200+millions or even billions at risk. You risk some ships for 20M ISK and compare this to the risks of miners or haulers? Sorry but no! You may know more about the game mechanics then they are but they take much higher risks.
Paranoid Loyd
#82 - 2016-07-07 19:32:08 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
To be fair
Fair? FAIR!?! What game are you playing? Lol

"There is only one authority in this game, and that my friend is violence. The supreme authority upon which all other authority is derived." ISD Max Trix

Fix the Prospect!
Paranoid Loyd
#83 - 2016-07-07 19:50:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
Malakye Appleton wrote:
Stuff about Holey.
In all seriousness, most people are helpful and not what they seem on the surface. Holey bashing has just become a past time round here and is mostly just me trying to sarcastically entertain my fellow dwellers as it has become quite drab around here lately. I'm actually glad you came to say good things about him and you also have Ralph's backing in this regard, it's nice to know he's not as looney toons as he seems.

"There is only one authority in this game, and that my friend is violence. The supreme authority upon which all other authority is derived." ISD Max Trix

Fix the Prospect!
Neph
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
#84 - 2016-07-12 04:31:55 UTC
Cyril Nethrad wrote:
Shae Tadaruwa wrote:
Cara Forelli wrote:
The appropriate solution would be for the timers/flags to pass to the orca/bowhead pilot.

So naturally CCP will ignore it completely or remove it entirely instead.

This would end up creating more issues than it solves.

First, it would be a great buff to awoxxing, especially in mining fleets. If you can transfer your suspect flag to an Orca pilot through the fleet hangar, the tears would just change from the OPs, to some Orca pilot's claiming an exploit instead. That kind of also breaks the current approach to crimewatch, in which one of the principles is that no one can cause you to go suspect/criminal. It has to be your own direct action.

It would also be the end of public mining fleets providing links. Many of them allow the use of the fleet hangar for ore storage. If you can put something in a fleet hangar while suspect and transfer the flag, that would be a gankers wet dream. Free kills with no CONCORD, just by putting a mining ship in the fleet first.

Why not simply combine it with the Crimewatch mechanic? So if a pilot is suspect and commits an action, that would transfer his suspect flag to another pilot (i.e. switching ships out of a Bowhead), that action would only be possible, if the Bowhead's pilot's Crimewatch is set to allow HIM to commit suspect level actions. Otherwise the ship switching pilot would simply get a message telling him, that he is not allowed to do that because of his suspect flag (same as if he would try to jump a gate with an active weapons timer).


A rational and smart solution that seems like it got completely ignored.

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